The Coronavirus Ventilator Screwup

Remember…just a little over a month ago when there was near panic because we didn’t have enough life-saving ventilators for the ever-increasing numbers of coronavirus patients?One of the reasons, of course, was that the Trump administration poo pooed the seriousness of the virus, with the president saying it would magically go away, and so no new ventilators were ordered until late March.Then, all of a sudden, Trump went into a tizzy and ordered U,S. automakers to start building ventilators – not exactly within their wheelhouse, so to speak. The photo shows a GM technician testing one of their new ventilators.Now, it looks like there’s a glut of the machines – with some reports saying the U.S. will be sending them to other countries who need them. What’s behind all of this?Take a listen…Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-lean-to-the-left-podcast--4719048/support.